The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-07-23

than twelve months, or by both such |
fine and imprisonment.
Approved April 5, 1887.
THE NEW RAILROAD LAW.
Be ii enacted by the General ASSEMBLY
Of the state Of Missouri as fotloUs -
SECTION l. That all railways hereto |
fore constructed or that may hereafter
be constructed in this state, are hereby |
declared to be public highways, and
all individuals, companies, corpora
tions, trustees, receivers and lessees
and operating cars and trains |
upon such railw avs for the transporta-
ton of freight and passengers,
upon such railways, are hereby declar-
ed TO be common carriers. All charges
made for any services rendered in the
Of freight on such rail
wa,s, including the receiving, de-
livering, storing and handling OF such
property shall b reasonable aud just,
and all unreasonable and unjust charg-
es for such service are prohibited and
declared unlawful.
Sec. 2. That it any such common
carriers shall directly or indirectly by
any special rate, rebate, drawback or
other device, charge, demand, collect
or receive from any person or persons,
firm or corporation greater or less
compensation for any service rendered
Ill the transportation of any kind of
property upon such railroad within
this state than it charges, demands,
collects or receives from any other
person or persons, firm or corporation
for doing tor him or them Il like service
in the transportation of a like kind of
property under substantially like cir
cumstances and conditions, such COM
mon carrier shall be deemed guilty of
unjust discrimination, which is hereby
prohibited and declared unlawful.
SEC. "a. 1t shall be unlawful for
any such common carrier to charge,
collect, demand or receive more for
transporting a car of freight than it at
the same time charges, collects, de-
mands or receives per car tor several
cars OF like class of freight over the
same railroad, for the same distance,
III the same direction, under substan-
TALLY similar circumstances and con-
ditions; or to charge, collect, demand
or receive more for transporting a ton
OF freight than it charges, collects, de-
mands or receives per ton for several
tons of freight, under. a car load, OF a.
like class OF freight over the same
railroad, for the same distance, in the
same direction, under substantially
similar circumstances and conditions;
or to charge, collect, demand or re-
ceive more Tor transporting hundred
pounds of freight than it charges, COL
lects, demands or receives per hundred
for several hundred pounds of freight,
under ton, of q like class of freight
over the same railroad, for the same
distal y, in the same direction, under
substantially similar circumstances and
conditions, all such discriminating
rates, charges, collections or receipts,
whether made directly or by means of
any rebate, drawback or other shift or
evasion, shall be deemed and taken
against such railroad company as prin,o
fdcie evidence of the unjust discrimina-
ton prohibited by this act; provided,
however, that for the protection and
development of any new industry
within this state, such railroad COM
pany may grant concessions or special
rates tor any agreed number of car
A0.'.'' o"H Suou 'P~SA"i A"to' 40 oloiC,
sala, shall hrst De approved by the
board OF railroad commissioners, and .
copy thereof hled III the Office thereof
eEC. D. Ii Shall DC uhlaWiui 1or any
such common carrier 10 make or give
any UNDUE Ut uhreasohaole preference
OF advantage 10 any particular person,
company or hrm, corporation or locaii-
", III tne transportation OF goods,
wares anu merchandise OF any charac-
ter' OF 10 SUBJECT any particular person,
hrm, corporation or locality, or any
particular description OF traffic, to amy
undue or unreasonable prejudice or
disadvantage with respect to such
transportation; ana al! such common
carriers snail afford equal facilities tor
I'VE fsIptelrilange OF 5raffic between their
| txPanae91y pt1s ~ RI tpT II FefGelXlpG, tor
y arsjinus sssa 3 !, = ssc1tng oars 4n4 Qehv-j
F6t4hf pf6b6ffy t6kb bn0 &o3i iqsad ~
and to aud from other lINoo on66 nkanns
connected Herewith, and shall uof flis /
criminate in their accommodnttOnl
rates or charges between such COME
ing lines and places. But this pro3i1
ion shall not be construed az reau,rifld
such common carriers to give the -
vi tnelr tracks or terminal taclIltloa xkni
other common carriers engaged IN n
similar business. Iis1qi
SEC. 4. 1t shall be unlawful tof4MJ
such common carrier to charge Oelddl
ceiVe any greater compensation ign}
aggregate LOT the transportation oSJtf3
KINDS OF property under similar sctf
cumstances and conditions for slBpk+
or than a longer distance over the salfie
line III the same direction; provided,
however, that nothing contained in
thls section shall apply to the carriage,
storage or handling OF property, either
Iiee or at reduced rates, for the United
otates, 1of the state of Missouri. Or for
any Iair, exposition, religious, scienfff-